diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/main.c
index b52acc4..9fb77d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/main.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(orinoco_debug, "Debug level");
 #endif
 
-static int suppress_linkstatus; /* = 0 */
+static bool suppress_linkstatus; /* = 0 */
 module_param(suppress_linkstatus, bool, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(suppress_linkstatus, "Don't log link status changes");